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2024 Sweetwater Ridge Shiraz

2024 Sweetwater Ridge Shiraz

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A single-vineyard wine from Sweetwater Ridge in the Belford area. This sub-region produces Shiraz with distinctive ‘floral’ violet and potpourri aromatics amongst its red and blue fruited frame.

Every vintage, this wine is a popular favourite amongst our wine club members, and offers extraordinary value for a single-site Hunter Shiraz.

This wine was awarded the highly coveted Trophy for Best One Year Old Shiraz at the 2025 Hunter Valley Wine Show

96 Points - Toni Paterson MW
Awards to date - One Trophy and Three Gold Medals

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Winemaking Overview

  • In the Vineyard

    The 2024 vintage was a relatively low cropping and very early vintage in the Hunter.
    This vineyard is always one of the earlier blocks to ripen, and was hand-picked on the 27th of January - three weeks earlier than last year.
    Located at the very end of Sweetwater Road, planted in 1998 with the 1654 clone of Shiraz, the red/brown loam soils over limestone found in this area tends to provide a distinctive floral lift and complexity to Shiraz.

  • In the Winery

    Hand-picked, destemmed, but not crushed, the whole berry fermentation commenced after a 48-hour cold soak.
    At the end of a two week cool fermentation on skins, the wine was pressed off into a selection of new, one, two and three-year-old premium French oak 300L Hogsheads for maturation. The wine spent 13 months in oak before our final blending decisions, with only the very best barrels going to this wine (and a few to our 2024 Elenay Shiraz blend).
    Bottled in June 2025 and rested for 11 months prior to release 16th May 2026.

    14.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

  • Appearance & Aroma

    The colour is vivid purple, with a ruby tint.

    The nose follows with anise, chocolate Moroccan spice and red petals in addition to ripe dark fruits and fresh berries.

  • Palate & Finish

    The palate is on the fuller side of medium bodied with a core of plum, blackberries and mulberry like fruit enhanced by a fleshy texture. There is a layer that opens to suggest pink peppercorns, black tea and licorice strap. The tannins are fine grained and round and add a savoriness to the long finish.

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WHEN TO DRINK

This wine is drinking deliciously now, but you will be rewarded for giving it medium-term cellaring. Enjoy this wine anytime between 2026 - 2036+

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